(19)
(11) EP 0 706 291 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
19.03.1997 Bulletin 1997/12

(43) Date of publication A2:
10.04.1996 Bulletin 1996/15

(21) Application number: 95115554.8

(22) Date of filing: 02.10.1995
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6: H04N 7/16
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

(30) Priority: 03.10.1994 IL 11115194

(71) Applicant: NEWS DATACOM LTD.
London E1 9XY (GB)

(72) Inventors:
  • Handelman, Doron
    Givataim 53520 (IL)
  • Kranc, Moshe
    Jerusalem 93384 (IL)
  • Fink, David
    Jerusalem 92504 (IL)
  • Zucker, Arnold
    Ramat Modiim 71909 (IL)
  • Smith, Perry
    Jerusalem 97530 (IL)
  • Bar-On, Gerson
    D.N. Mizrah Binyamin 90967 (IL)

(74) Representative: Modiano, Guido, Dr.-Ing. et al
Modiano, Josif, Pisanty & Staub, Baaderstrasse 3
D-80469 München
D-80469 München (DE)

   


(54) Secure access systems


(57) A CATV system including a CATV network and apparatus for transmitting over the CATV network information to a multiplicity of subscriber units, each including a CATV decoder and an IC card reader and writer coupled to the CATV decoder, the IC card reader and writer includes two separate IC card receptacles, such that IC cards inserted into the two separate IC card receptacles are separately accessed by the IC card reader and writer.






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